no. 246 a just like that, the revolving door slowed to a standstill

team leader and i said years and years ago that
we wanted our house to be the place where the kids and their friends wanted to be-
we wanted our house to be the place where the kids and their friends felt safe-
we wanted our house to be the place where the kids and their friends ate meals, shared moments,
laughed out loud.

our house has been that place, and more.

we moved here and shortly thereafter we woke up one day to find pres and some boy hanging out in the kitchen making waffles.
that was the beginning...some boy indeed!

it goes without saying that as parents, we want nothing more than every day to be a happy day for each of our three littles...
we do everything we can, and probably do too much, to make that ideal a reality.

so, when pres started having this boy over to our house,
and
a sleepover stretched from one night to two
two nights to three
we realized that this kid, was becoming part of our extended family...
he came on trips with us
he ate many many meals with us
he and pres had many many MANY adventures together (most of which i'm sure i really don't want to know about!)

for 2 years our phone rang constantly
for 2 years our front door opened to big boys shoes, big boys laughter,
big boys...
this big boy became our "extra harrison"
and at his house, pres became their "extra molina"

it goes without saying that as parents, we want nothing more than every day to be a happy day for each of our three littles...
we do everything we can, and probably do too much, to make that ideal a reality.

yesterday i drove behind the car that took him and his family to the airport...
to the plane that took them back to the states...
i hugged him until we couldn't breathe
i hugged his mother
i hugged ben
i hugged dollie
i hugged preston...who hugged his best friend
goodbye for now.
we watched them walk away, to a new chapter-
another place where another door will open-
spinning round and round

just like that, the revolving door of ours, slowed to a standstill

it goes without saying that as parents, we want nothing more than every day to be a happy day for each of our three littles...
we do everything we can, and probably do too much, to make that ideal a reality.

yesterday was a hard hard day for casa h and the littles
and today
we will do everything we can to make this day
this day
a happy one.

umarmen und lieben
essie